Chapter 12: Professional Knowledge in Diagnostic Services | Crossword
Across
1. | a disease-causing microorganism. |
4. | chemicals often used in diagnostic tests to trigger desired chemical reactions. |
5. | a place where the pathogen can live, such as the human body, animals, food, or fomites. |
6. | a natural body opening or break in the skin that provides a way for pathogens to enter the body. |
10. | a very serious bacterial infection that most commonly affects the lungs and, before the development of antibiotics, was generally fatal. |
11. | the way in which a pathogen moves from its reservoir to a new host. |
12. | poisonous or harmful. |
13. | practices used when an infection can be spread by direct or indirect contact with a patient or his or her environment. |
14. | practices used when a pathogen can be transmitted through close contact with the respiratory system or mucous membranes of a patient. |
Down
1. | a natural body opening or break in the skin that provides a way for pathogens to leave the body. |
2. | physical interaction with an infected patient, surface, fluid, or object that can cause infection transmission. |
3. | needles, scalpels, or other sharp-edged objects found in healthcare settings that can puncture the skin. |
7. | not susceptible; able to survive in negative conditions. |
8. | confinement to a private room to prevent the spread of infection. |
9. | contaminated objects. |